Toy



Nov. 5, 1946. I A. BRAND 2,410,627

I I TIOY v I Filed April 22, 1944 INVENTOR.

Ari/fur Brand BY ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 5, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OIFLEI'C E -a,410,s 2v

"roar Arthur Brand, =NewYork, 4N. Application. April :22, 1944, Serial No. 532,316 3Glaims. (owe-74y "This .invention relates to toys. It .is particularlydirected to an airglider type toy which a ,chi-ld may throw in the .air and which will glide through the air forra comparatively consid erable distance.

An object of this invention is to providea toy of the character. described which can be made of two parts, either stapled or otherwise attached together, and which can be manufactured at very low cost.

Another object of this invention is to provide a toy of the character described which can be made to resemble various birds, such as canary, pigeon, robin, swallow, or blue jay, or other birds or objects.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide a toy of the character described which may be made from a single sheet of paper and a piece of wood such as pine or balsa or other similar material attached to the sheet of paper.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a toy of the character described so proportioned that the toy will carry for long distances when thrown into the air even by a child.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide a simple, compact and durable toy of the character described which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to ship, and which shall yet be practical and eflicient to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawing in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a toy embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; and

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the toy.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, in designates an air-glider toy embodying the invention. The same comprises a body H which may be made of paper, cardboard, or the like flexible or semi-stiff sheet material. The body I I comprises a pair of similar folded back portions l2 folded along a bottom crease line or fold line l3. Extending from portions I2 are combinations l4 comprises a front wing portion I5 and a 2. rear tail portion l6 extending therefrom. The portions [4 comprise sections I! extending from portions l2, and being inclined upwardly and outwardly asshown in Fig. '3, of the drawing. The

tailportions i6 are integral with sections all. Between portions [2 .andsections l1 arecrease lines [8.

"Extending from said sections I! are sections l9 connected to sections ll by crease lines 20 parallel to the crease lines I8. Extending from sections l9 and inclined downwardly and outwardly are sections 25 connected to sections l9 by crease lines 26. Crease lines 26, 20 and I8 are horizontal.

The tail [6 is about one-fifth to one-third the length of the body ll.

Interposed between portions [2 of the body II is a vertical fiat piece 30 of wood or' other similar material such as pine or balsa wood, stapled to portions 12 of the body II by means of a staple 3|. Member 30 is made of material stiffer and preferably thicker than the material of which member II is made. The rear ends of portions l2 of the body are stapled together by a staple 32 located adjacent the rear end of the body. The staples 3|, 32 are aligned with one another, in a horizontal position extending longitudinally of the toy. It will be noted that the body is shaped to resemble the wings and tail of a bird. Member 30 may be shaped to simulate the head and body of a bird. Thus member 30 has a rear body portion 33 and a front head portion 34. The head portion 34 projects forwardly of the body II. The upper portion of the body 33 projects above portions [2 of the body H.

Preferably the center of gravity of the toy is one-quarter to one-third the distance from the forward edge of body II to the rear end thereof.

It has been found that the crease lines I8, 20 and 26 give the wings a certain amount of flexibility which permits the toy to travel considerable distance when thrown forwardly. The child holds the bottom of the toy between his fingers and throws the toy forwardly. The toy may be shipped flat by folding the wings l4 into contact with one another and the child may fold the wings into desired position along the fold lines I8, 20, and 26 after the toy is purchased.

Although the toyis shown to resemble a bird, it will be understood that the toy may represent a glider, airplane, or any other object.

It will be noted that the toy comprises the parts 30 and H stapled together by an ordinary paper staple. Of course these two parts may be assembled together by glue if desired. The staples- 3 3| are preferably located adjacent the fold line l8, that is, close to the upper edge of portions l2 of the body H. The body 33 of member 30 preferably substantially fits down to the fold line l3 and affords a good finger grasp for the child when propelling the toy forwardly.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are aohievedand which .is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use. 1

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes, might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patnti 1. A toyof the character described comprising a member made of sheet material having folded together portions,a second member betweensaid folded together portions and attached thereto, said first member having: wing portions and a tail portion, said secondmember extending above the folded together portions and having a portion extending forwardly of said first member, said and outwardly, extending from said diverging portions.

3. A toy glider comprising a member made of flexible sheet material having portions folded against one another, a relatively stiff sheet member between said folded together portions, means toy-attach the stiff member to the first member, said first member having portions extending outwardly from the folded portions, said stifi member having a portion extending above said folded together portions, and a portion extending forwardly of said' folded portions, said outwardly extending portions having upwardly and outwardly diverging parts and downwardly and outwardly inclined ends.

ARTHUR BRAND. 

